Charles M Russell High School - Russellog Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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HIT THE BEACH- Doing their version of the backstroke, CMR drill team jams with the Beach Boys, CLAPPING GOOD TIME- These seniors show the mixed feelings most have at pep assemblies, while par- ticipating in the chant led b the cheerleaders. ep P ictures can not show everything! What really goes on during a hot pep assembly? Audi- ences are often photographed, but what are they watching? heerleaders and masters of the cere- mony are taught to catch the audi- ence ' s attention, but what are the V wandering eyes seeing? Junior Mendi Nisbet, whose dad is a fresh- man history teacher, said, I always look to see if my dad ' s there, and then if he ' s not. I can act weird. For those sitting near the top of the bleachers the teachers standing opposite on the upper level are exactly in their view. When the action on the floor of the gym be- comes dull spectators begin to look for friends sitting on the opposite side. Pep band members, who are mainly juniors and seniors, are often heroes of freshmen and sophomores, which sit directly across the gym from this loud performing group. If students aren ' t looking at heroes or friends, there are always romantic partners to locate. Sophomore Becky Sodomka. whose boy- friend was senior tuba player Danny Olson, said. I look to see who my boyfriend is silting with because he sits with the band. Often times one in the audience draws the attention of the others gathered by showing ex- treme school spirit or acting silly to become .in attention getter. In the end, we all cheered for the hottest team around. ■I. aura llalhrr. ■ SS I

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Surfin ' USA provided the background as senior drill team member Chris Crum swims to the beat. STUDENT LIFE Seniors Kirsten Hauge and Korey Keeler have a little fun after they ' re finished performing on the drill team for the first pep assembly of the year.

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UGH!- Working on her legs P.E. teacher Sarah Habel strains to build strength. T WIST ' N- SHOUT- Biting her lip junior Kathy Hunter works to get through the last few steps in this aero- bic routine in the fifth period aerobics class. t$g£t etting in tip top shape and muscle weight describe the energetic ac- tivities of aerobics and weight training. As the sweat trickles off your fore- head you have to wonder why am I doing this? Why am I putting my body through this extreme pain? Well for a lot of students these questions were overlooked in search of that per- fect bod. With the health clubs and aerobic classes here at CMR filling up steadily junior Debbie Marko said, It ' s a lot of fun, I feel great after every workout, that ' s why I do it. As Terra Hannah, owner and manager of the Firm Company, a local aerobics studio said, Though aerobics may not increase your lifetime one day longer than you normally would live, the quality of life during your normal lifetime is in- creased dramatically if you are physically fit. Though weight lifting may not get you phys- ically fit, it does add to your body that little or a lot of extra muscle whichever you desire, but not without a lot of long hours spent working in local clubs such as Iron Works. Senior member Kevin Anthony said, I go because there ' s just not enough time in weight training class here at CMR to get everything done, I ' m also on my own program there. So as people search for new types of exercise, aerobics and weightlifting seemed to be the newest brand of so called FUN. -Stacy Campbell